Separating Mixtures Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Choose the right way): 1. Put cotton or cloth in the funnel, then layers of sand and small pebbles. 2. Stand the funnel in a clean glass. 3. Pour muddy water in slowly and watch what drips out. 4. Compare the colour before and after — never drink it — and wash your hands.
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- 1.🫗 How do we separate bad grains from rice? (a) evaporating (b) sieving (c) winnowing (d) handpicking
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a funnel (c) a balloon (d) sand and pebbles
- 3.🛟 What should you do after handling muddy water? (a) wash hands afterwards (b) lick your fingers (c) wipe hands on face (d) nothing is needed
- 4.True or false: small stones from dal is done by handpicking. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🫗 Which of these is done by sieving? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) chaff from wheat grain (c) husk from rice grain (d) small stones from dal
- 6.True or false: gravel from fine sand is done by filtering. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🫗 Is filtered pond water safe to drink? (a) yes, if it is clear (b) no, germs may stay (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is cold
- 8.🛟 Why should you never drink water just because it looks clear? (a) germs are invisible (b) clear water is hot (c) clear water is salty (d) clear water is sweet
- 9.🔮 Predict: you pour muddy water through two layers of cloth instead of one. The water comes out ___. (a) salty (b) muddier (c) hot (d) clearer
- 10.🫗 Which of these is done by evaporating? (a) bran from wheat flour (b) salt from sea water (c) husk from rice grain (d) chaff from wheat grain
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: cotton or cloth is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: salt from sea water is done by evaporating. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clean glass (b) muddy water (c) sand and pebbles (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🫗 How do we separate husk from rice grain? (a) sieving (b) filtering (c) evaporating (d) winnowing
- 17.True or false: muddy water is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: sand and pebbles is needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same muddy water”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 21.🫗 How do we separate small stones from dal? (a) evaporating (b) winnowing (c) handpicking (d) filtering
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton or cloth (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the amount poured is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton or cloth (b) a clean glass (c) muddy water (d) a battery cell
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clean glass (b) cotton or cloth (c) sand and pebbles (d) a magnet
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the same muddy water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: the filter material is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the muddy water filter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🫗 Muddy water is poured through a cloth filter. What stays on the cloth? (a) the mud (b) nothing (c) the water (d) the salt
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the amount poured”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) yeast (b) muddy water (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how clear the water is (b) the amount poured (c) the filter material
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the muddy water filter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a clean glass (c) a funnel (d) muddy water
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? What do we do with “the same funnel”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the muddy water filter? (a) a battery cell (b) a funnel (c) a clean glass (d) cotton or cloth
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a cloth filter or a cotton filter give clearer water? True or false: how clear the water is is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: husk from rice grain is done by handpicking. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the muddy water filter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a funnel (d) a mirror
- 40.True or false: a clean glass is not needed for the muddy water filter. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- handpicking
- a balloon
- wash hands afterwards
- True
- bran from wheat flour
- False
- no, germs may stay
- germs are invisible
- clearer
- salt from sea water
- True
- False
- True
- True
- turmeric powder
- winnowing
- False
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- handpicking
- cotton or cloth
- False
- a battery cell
- a magnet
- False
- True
- not needed
- the mud
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- muddy water
- the amount poured
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- True
- False
- a funnel
- False
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